The lives and deaths of women in ancient Pompeii / Brenda Longfellow.
| Author/creator | Longfellow, Brenda, 1973- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025. |
| Description | xiv, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture. ^A1107900 |
| Contents | Mulvia Prisca and the women in Pompeii -- Life after life : female tomb builders -- Annedia and the first generation of tomb builders -- Eumachia and her neighbors -- Funerary and civic honors for Pompeian women -- Eumachia, Mamia, and the religious activities of Pompeian women -- A woman's place? The domestic sphere -- Minding their own business(es) : Julia Felix, Holconia, and Eumachia in the economic life of Pompeii -- Alphabetical list of female tomb patrons and supervisors in Pompeii. |
| Abstract | "Following up on her co-edited volume, Women's Lives, Women's Voices: Roman Material Culture and Female Agency in the Bay of Naples, Brenda Longfellow examines women's public lives in Pompeii. Pulling together statues, inscriptions, graffiti, wall painting, and architecture from tombs, sanctuaries, houses, and public spaces, she builds up a multifaceted picture of the lived experience of Pompeian women. By exploring how real women of all social backgrounds acted in public, rather than solely within the domestic sphere as is commonly done within studies of antiquity, she foregrounds their agency in interactions ranging from selling goods in the marketplace, to commissioning statues used to adorn these same spaces, to performing funerary rites. The remarkable remains of Pompeii allow a unique opportunity to study women from all classes, from slaves to freedwomen to elite matrons. Sometimes named, sometimes anonymous, these women left their marks in inscriptions and graffiti, funerary monuments and votive offerings, and civic buildings and public monuments. Longfellow centers her narrative around a few key women, including the city's most notable female patron, Eumachia, and uses them to examine female roles in funerals and postmortem commemorations, civic patronage and benefactions, commerce, priesthoods, and the home. By following these individuals, she is able to tell their stories and examine women's lives in Pompeii in both the concrete and abstract, allowing us to better understand their importance to the city and society"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Longfellow, Brenda, 1973- Lives and deaths of women in ancient Pompeii. First edition Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025 9781477331248 |
| LCCN | 2024029770 |
| ISBN | 9781477331231 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1477331239 |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DG70 .P7 L69 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |